Men, all: | 38.1% | – |
–
| 1624 |
Age: | | p = 0.159 | p = 0.102 | |
16–24 | 38.9% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 604 |
25–34 | 39.3% | 1.02 (0.68–1.53) | 0.99 (0.67–1.46) | 603 |
35+ | 35.0% | 0.85 (0.68–1.06) | 0.73 (0.53–1.01) | 414 |
Ethnicity: | | p = 0.007 | p = 0.002 | |
Other ethnicity | 36.7% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1485 |
Black Caribbean | 52.5% | 1.91 (1.39–2.61) | 2.43 (1.87–3.16) | 139 |
Have/had symptoms: | | p = 0.001 | p = 0.037 | |
No | 27.2% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 853 |
Yes | 50.1% | 2.68 (2.10–3.43) | 2.09 (1.09–4.00) | 771 |
Had symptoms for <1 week: | | p = 0.024 | p = 0.134 | |
No | 35.5% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1475 |
Yes | 63.8% | 3.20 (1.34–7.63) | 1.80 (0.72–4.49) | 149 |
Symptoms worsened since first contacted health professional: | | p = 0.001 | p = 0.033 | |
No symptoms | 26.1% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 766 |
Symptoms did not worsen (stayed the same or improved) | 41.0% | 1.96 (1.47–2.63) | 0.95 (0.48–1.89) | 337 |
Symptoms worsened | 53.7% | 3.29 (2.59–4.17) | 1.68 (0.93–3.05) | 521 |
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Women, all: | 28.4% | – | – | 1560 |
Age: | | p = 0.052 | p = 0.129 | |
16–24 | 32.4% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 814 |
25–34 | 24.7% | 0.68 (0.55–0.85) | 0.70 (0.51–0.95) | 494 |
35+ | 22.6% | 0.61 (0.38–0.99) | 0.60 (0.30–1.17) | 252 |
Ethnicity: | | p = 0.020 | p = 0.038 | |
Other ethnicity | 29.0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1488 |
Black African | 16.7% | 0.49 (0.30–0.81) | 0.52 (0.29–0.94) | 72 |
Used/tried to use general practice before going to GUM clinic: | | p = 0.003 | p = 0.003 | |
No | 25.0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1007 |
Yes | 34.5% | 1.58 (1.35–1.85) | 1.39 (1.24–1.55) | 553 |
Symptoms improved since first contacted health professional: | | p = 0.024 | p = 0.037 | |
No symptoms | 18.7% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 734 |
Symptoms improved | 32.2% | 2.07 (0.94–4.56) | 1.74 (0.77–3.92) | 633 |
Symptoms did not improve (stayed the same or worsened) | 52.9% | 4.88 (2.96–8.06) | 3.65 (2.20–6.07) | 193 |
Self-treated symptoms: | | p = 0.090 | p = 0.048 | |
No symptoms | 20.3% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 843 |
Symptoms but did not self-treat | 40.1% | 2.63 (1.44–4.80) | 1.44 (0.84–2.47) | 491 |
Symptoms and self-treated | 33.2% | 1.95 (1.09–3.50) | 0.98 (0.53–1.84) | 226 |